A NEW BILL being considered by the U.S. Senate would create an interdepartmental committee to plan for a global catastrophe—the kind that could mean the end of humanity. The U.S. has had continuity of government plans in effect for decades, but those are intended to preserve the government through a nuclear attack. Why expand the scope to surviving a potentially world-ending event? Why now? More to the point, is this in any way connected to the arrival of asteroid Apophis in 2029?

A NEW BILL being considered by the U.S. Senate would create an interdepartmental committee to plan for a global catastrophe—the kind that could mean the end of humanity. The U.S. has had continuity of government plans in effect for decades, but those are intended to preserve the government through a nuclear attack. Why expand the scope to surviving a potentially world-ending event? Why now? More to the point, is this in any way connected to the arrival of asteroid Apophis in 2029?

Global Catastrophic Risk Management

SciFriday explores the world with a critical eye to show that there is no conflict between a biblical worldview and the scientific method.

Derek and Sharon Gilbert are husband and wife authors, analysts, and hosts of the weekly programs Unraveling Revelation and the Gilbert House Fellowship, their long-running Bible study podcast, in addition to SciFriday.

Sharon K. Gilbert is the author of the popular Redwing Saga series of supernatural fiction, as well as the novels Winds of Evil, The Armageddon Strain, and the non-fiction book Ebola and the Fourth Horseman of the Apocalypse.

Derek P. Gilbert is the host of Five in Ten for SkyWatchTV and the author of The Second Coming of Saturn, The Great Inception, Last Clash of the Titans, Bad Moon Rising, and co-author with Josh Peck of The Day the Earth Stands Still.

Together, the Gilberts have co-authored the groundbreaking books Giants, Gods, and Dragons and Veneration.

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SciFriday explores the world with a critical eye to show that there is no conflict between a biblical worldview and the scientific method. Derek and Sharon Gilbert are husband and wife authors, analysts, and hosts of the weekly programs Unraveling Revelation and the Gilbert House Fellowship, their long-running Bible study podcast, in addition to SciFriday. Sharon K. Gilbert is the author of the popular Redwing Saga series of supernatural fiction, as well as the novels Winds of Evil, The Armageddon Strain, and the non-fiction book Ebola and the Fourth Horseman of the Apocalypse. Derek P. Gilbert is the host of Five in Ten for SkyWatchTV and the author of The Second Coming of Saturn, The Great Inception, Last Clash of the Titans, Bad Moon Rising, and co-author with Josh Peck of The Day the Earth Stands Still. Together, the Gilberts have co-authored the groundbreaking books Giants, Gods, and Dragons and Veneration.

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